Articulture Westfield 2026 – Art. Literature. Live Music. LOTS MORE!
Art Show. Book Show. Live Music. ArtWorks Westfield Scholarship Raffle, Community & MORE!

Admission & Parking is FREE. Creativity & Talent Are Priceless..
The ice is OUT. Cultural creativity is IN ... on the arena floor. Come explore!

ArtWorks Westfield presents Articulture Westfield 2026, a highly anticipated, regional juried art show featuring visual fine art, literature and live music by creators from around New England. Produced annually since 2016, Articulture Westfield is a very engaging, expansive and highly anticipated community art & cultural experience. This experience has grown and evolved over the years into a major art exhibition and attraction in the Pioneer Valley.

This is our 10 Year Anniversary. Articulture Westfield 2016 was our debut art and cultural community experience. Follow this LINK to flip through of 10 Year Anniversary Commemorative magazine.
https://bit.ly/10YearAnniversaryMagazine

Seventy-five new, emerging, experienced and professional local and regional artists and authors will showcase their creativity and talent in their individual 10’ x 10’ display spaces on the arena floor. No ice skates necessary … the ice is OUT and creativity is IN!

Wear your walking shoes and come prepared to explore … there will be so much to experience!

Featured art work will include painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, photography, printmaking, glass, wood, clay, fine jewelry and metalwork created by local and regional artists from the Pioneer Valley, western MA and greater New England.

All works will be available for purchase! Don't forget Mother's Day is tomorrow May 10th. Art makes the PERFECT gift!

Also featured are local and regional published authors, writers and poets. Signed copies of their literary works will be available for purchase. Books are really good for Mom too!

FREE PHOTO BOOTH:
Located in the main lobby near the entrance to walkway to the exhibition space, a special photo booth featuring the structural floral sculpture of Westfield artist Galina Sidoryuk will be available for you to step into the spotlight and create your own work of photographic art! Take a solo spotlight moment or frame up your crew — every photo is a true masterpiece!

LIVE MUSIC ON THE RUN!
Local and regional strolling musicians, moving gracefully through the exhibition space throughout the day, will fill the space with live music that enhances the ambiance of the show without overpowering conversation and engagement. Certainly will attract and entertain small crowds during the strolls around the rink.
Live Music On The Run line up includes Jessica Foskitt, Violin; Larry Dulong, Accordion & more1

STRAW DOGS WRITERS GUILD OPEN MIC
Based in Northampton, MA, the mission of the Straw Dog Writers Guild is to support the writing community by strengthening, engaging, and connecting writers at all levels of development. Stay tuned for all the OPEN MIC details …. You’re invited to take center stage!

FOOD TRUCKS
Crazy Arepas , Crescent City Louisiana Sno Balls

ARTWORKS WESTFIELD YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE
All proceeds from this annual fundraising raffle go towards our Youth Scholarship Fund. Each year we award a minimum of two Scholarships, each valued at a minimum of $250, to at least two Westfield students between the ages of 10 and 19 years who are currently in elementary, middle, or high school, and who are pursuing a passion in the cultural arts!

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Articulture Westfield, produced annually since 2016, is made possible in part by our donors and supporting members, supporting grants from the Westfield Cultural Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council and our very generous community sponsors including Aero Fastener, Bananalovemuffin Creative Illustration & Design by Kelly Rose Burgess, Pioneer Valley Trading Company, Westfield Gas & Electric, band ESB and our small business pARTners in the ARTs.

FREE art and cultural experiences are growing like crazy in the city! Help us keep it going. Click here => https://www.artworkswestfield.com/ to become a supporting member.

About ArtWorks of Westfield Inc.:
ArtWorks of Westfield Inc., a local arts & cultural organization promoting the rich and talented artistic diversity of Westfield and the surrounding communities, is a tax exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501 (c) (3). Membership and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Our mission is to create and promote the widest variety of Cultural Arts, Literary Arts, Musical Events, and Performing Arts for the Westfield Community and to collaborate with businesses and invested groups to develop and maintain venues for presentations and performances.

We aspire to bring together creators and community to engage, inform, inspire, empower, educate and entertain in the heart of downtown Westfield.